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Benedict Monteiro
Education
MSc Genomic Medicine
King’s Collge/St George’s, University of London
London, UK
2021 - 2020
- Awarded academic scholarship.
- 84% average in taught modules.
- Modules covering the collection, analysis and applications of genomic data in clinical and research contexts.
- Currently undertaking bioinformatic research project “Biomarker analysis of pancreatic cancer liquid biopsies”.
BSc Biochemistry with French for Science
Imperial College London
London, UK
2020 - 2016
- Final grade: First Class Honours (71% overall average)
- Final year research project dissertation: “Environmental stress provokes a transcriptomic call to arms in Legionella pneumophila” (80%)
- Advanced final year modules: Bioinformatics (69%), Mechanisms of Gene Expression (70%), Damage & Repair in Biological Systems (72%)
- Cultural Dissertation in French: “The importance of the Second Empire for the city of Paris” (74%)
Research Experience
Postgraduate Researcher
Vigilante Lab, CSCRM
King’s College London
Current - 2021
- Developing a bioinformatic pipeline for the analysis of circulating tumour DNA in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Undergraduate Researcher
Costa Lab, CMBI
Imperial College London
Current - 2020
- Analysed RNA-Seq differential expression data to outline the transcriptomic response of the bacteria L. pneumophila to stress conditions.
- Currently preparing manuscript for journal submission.
Erasmus Research Placement
Zucman-Rossi Lab, CRC
Université de Paris, France
2019 - 2018
- Worked independently on a bioinformatical analysis of mutational signatures in liver cancer whole genome sequencing data.
- Performed all analyses and designed the results figure for the “mutational signatures” section of an upcoming publication on the genomic study of a rare type of paediatric liver cancer.
- Updated the R package Palimpsest with functions for the extraction, plotting and further study of new types of mutational signatures.
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Life Sciences
Imperial College London
Current - 2020
- Teaching of core maths skills to Biology & Biochemistry undergraduates.